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Pro Bono Attorneys Hold the Key to Justice Pro Bono Programs February/March 2007 Volume 54, Number 5 Pro Bono Attorneys Hold the Key to Justice Pro Bono Programs... Volunteer Opportunities... Government Attorneys... Law Schools... Call Center... Pro Bono Honor Rolls Also Inside: LBF Annual Report Legier & Materne CB-haystack 9/8/04 11:55 AM Page 1 Complex financial litigation cases often hinge on the engagement of experts who find the needle in a haystack. A substantial edge is gained when you have Legier & Materne’s Forensic Accounting and Expert Witness Group on your team to help you find obscured financial facts that can ensure your success. Expert Testimony • Fraud & Forensic Accounting • Calculating and Refuting Financial Damages Business Valuations • Bankruptcies • Shareholder Disputes • Lost Profits • Business Interruptions For more information, contact William R. 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All rights reserved. AL9476 ® February / March 2007 Volume 54, Number 5 Departments Features President’s Message .............. 318 We Do Pro Bono Work Because Pro Bono Attorneys Hold the Key to Justice We Believe in Justice By Marta-Ann Schnabel Commentary: Maintaining Momentum .................. 320 By Monte T. Mollere and Law and Civic Education ....... 356 Stephanie McLaughlin Education is the Key By Val P. Exnicios Models for Organized Pro Bono Programs ................................ 324 Focus on the Bar ................... 358 By Sarah J. Campbell and Fastcase Joseph R. Oelkers III By Katherine Tonnas Pro Bono Projects ............................ 326 By Rebecca S. Myhand, Debbie Smith, Lawyers Helping Lawyers ..... 359 Tammy D. DeRouen, Rachel Piercey and Proposed Ad Rules Ruth F. Moore By Richard P. Lemmler, Jr. ProBono.Net/LA .............................. 331 Focus on Professionalism ...... 360 By Jerald L. White Let’s Lighten Up! By E. Phelps Gay Government Attorneys Provide Pro Bono Publico Assistance ........... 332 By Sachida R. Raman, Sheral C. Kellar, YLS Chair’s Message ............. 374 Lisa Woodruff-White and David E. Marquette Pro Bono Opportunities By Mark E. Morice Cover Photos (top to bottom) Emergency Pro Bono Civil Legal Assistance Rule ................................ 335 1) Judge Jay C. Zainey, right, addressed law By Mark A. Moreau Lucid Intervals ...................... 396 students from the University of North Carolina Flying Solo on their first visit to assist The Pro Bono Project By Vincent P. Fornias (New Orleans). 2) Several attorneys were rec- Law Schools: Taking Pro ognized during the Lafayette Parish Bar Bono Services Seriously ................... 336 Foundation’s Champions of Justice Breakfast By Annie LeBlanc, John M. Church, Also Inside . for their extraordinary pro bono efforts in 2005. William P. Quigley, John K. Pierre and 3) Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project attor- Julie H. Jackson Member Services ................... 317 ney volunteer Fiona York at Operation Stand LSBA Staff ............................. 345 Down. 4) Judge Melvin Shortess (Ret.) rang a Disaster Legal Assistance Call Association Actions ............... 350 cowbell to attract attention to the Baton Rouge Center Still Available ....................... 340 Recent Developments ........... 362 Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project’s Lawyers By Elizabeth Erny Foote Judicial Notes ........................ 377 Work for Food pro bono case drive and jambalaya lunch. 5) Disaster Legal Assistance People ................................... 378 2006 Pro Bono Honor Rolls ............ 342 Call Center Director Gabrielle Jones, standing, Client Assistance Fund........... 381 HowDo I Get Involved and student worker Ingrid James. in Pro Bono? ............................. 325-333 Discipline Reports ................. 383 Classified .............................. 385 Photos 1-4 provided by the agencies. 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